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Post by Wilhelmina A. I. Lestrange on Nov 9, 2023 20:02:27 GMT
close your eyes and fall asleep, pray to god for no bad dreams  Helley wasn't planning much for Izzy's wedding other than wearing a stupid blue frock of some description and walking down the centre of a fucking aisle, posy in hand, looking like a twat in front of people she barely knew and people that hated the fuck out of her. Izzy's wedding was going to be a tense affair for Helley but she wanted it to be as relaxed and fun for Izzy as it was possible to be. Helley knew Izzy was going to be enjoying her night with her new husband - a thought that made Helley nauseous for a myriad of reasons - and so she was going to need her own plus one to at least enjoy part of the night with. Naturally the only person that came to mind was Knox, the only trouble was Izzy's wedding was on Christmas day and most people had plans that day. Friends and family of the bride and groom were all having to make decisions about what to do, Helley hoped for Izzy's sake that they all made a decent effort to come and support the couple. Helley had voiced her objections to the marriage but Izzy was adamant that she was going through with it and so that was that, Helley was on bored and she was going to help everything run as smoothly as possible. Although she'd feel better with back up. And there was only one person that she would ever choose for back up. Knox. That was two ticks in the Knox column. He was a blast and he'd have her back if there was any shit hitting any fans, but did she tell him why she wanted him there? Probably, she didn't want him being surprised if things started getting nasty. So she'd sent him an owl, telling him he owed her a drink after he'd disappeared at the Samhain Ball hosted by the Goddesses. Helley walked into the bar she'd told Knox to meet her at. She was an hour early because of course it was polite to be punctual. Helley spent her time drinking, playing pool winning some, losing more, and throwing darts, something she was very proficient at even with a few drinks in her system. She had no idea how much time had passed but she assumed Knox would let her know when he'd arrived. So she carried on playing, throwing dart after dart, thrashing the competition. "Who's up next?" she asked, picking up her drink and finishing off what was left of it, the latest loser counting out his muggle money and leaving it on top of her winning pile. It was always handy to have muggle money and it was just so easy to take from them. Tebassian Atlas KnoxOutfit: black jeans, black sleeveless singlet, black boots Notes: *nods* Vlad. xD |
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Dec 12, 2023 22:27:47 GMT
Post by Tebassian Atlas Knox on Dec 12, 2023 22:27:47 GMT
 PRIDE CAN STAND A THOUSAND TRIALS the strong will never fall Knox had no idea why Helley wanted to meet with him, but he knew better than to question it. She didn't often mix business with pleasure, so if she wanted to see him outside of work, he assumed it must have been important. He rocked up to the bar half an hour early to find Helley already there. She was having fun playing pool and drinking, so he slipped into a seat at the far end of the bar, trying to blend in so he wouldn't notice her. It was nice seeing her let loose, she was always working herself into the ground. Helley was an amazing auror, but even the best of them needed a break sometimes. He ordered a beer and sat drinking it alone, making small talk with the bartender and watching Helley play darts. She was pretty good at it, he had to admit, but when she called out, asking who was next, he couldn't resist standing up and crossing the room. "Loser buys drinks for the rest of the night," he said loudly, grinning at Helley. |
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Dec 12, 2023 22:31:00 GMT
Post by Wilhelmina A. I. Lestrange on Dec 12, 2023 22:31:00 GMT
close your eyes and fall asleep, pray to god for no bad dreams Helley smirked as he gaze fell on the man speaking. She'd asked him out, she was more than happy to cover the cost of his drinks, but if he wanted to lose spectacularly and have to buy her drinks all in one fell swoop then she was okay with that. "Deal." She smirked at him, glad he'd shown. She walked to the dartboard and pulled all the darts off. Upon her return she held out a set of darts to Knox. "Double-in, double out from 501. Hank keeps score." She said, nodding her head to Hank who was perched on a bar stool next to the wall mounted blackboard and a table to his left, a fresh pint sitting next to him. He had Helley's name up on the board and 'newcomer' in the other column, 501 listed under both their names. "Newcomer first."Tebassian Atlas KnoxOutfit: black jeans, black sleeveless singlet, black boots Notes: *nods* Vlad. xD |
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Dec 12, 2023 22:31:17 GMT
Post by Tebassian Atlas Knox on Dec 12, 2023 22:31:17 GMT
PRIDE CAN STAND A THOUSAND TRIALS the strong will never fall Helley explained the rules and handed him the darts, and Knox rolled his shoulders, gearing himself up to lose spectacularly. He sucked at darts. He could aim a spell at a criminal with unerring accuracy, but aiming a dart at a board was very different, at least to him. "Is Hank open to bribery?" he asked with a chuckle. Knox wasn't much for cheating, he'd rather lose and have fun along the way, so he raised his first dart and aimed, hoping to hit something good. It landed on a two. Excellent start. He tried again, hitting the eight, and then his final dart landed on the one. Amazing. "I'm just getting warmed up." He gave Helley a wry smile and went to collect the darts. "Not that I won't enjoy losing spectacularly to you, but why am I here Mahina?" She had invited him out for a reason, and it wasn't to play darts. |
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Dec 12, 2023 22:31:51 GMT
Post by Wilhelmina A. I. Lestrange on Dec 12, 2023 22:31:51 GMT
close your eyes and fall asleep, pray to god for no bad dreams Helley looked over at Hank who shook his head solemnly on the bribery front. Helley smirked, watching Knox throw his three darts. Perhaps she should have given him ten, at least then he may have hit something decent. Without hitting a double, Knox's score on the chalk board remained untouched. He retrieved his darts from the board, asking why it was she'd asked him there. They'd never arranged to spend time together outside of work, only spending halloween night together for a while when he'd flashed himself to a ballroom of prudes. It really had been the highlight of her birthday. "I was missing Vlad," She smirked, stepping up to the line and throwing her first dart, watching it land just outside of the double twenty on the black, "And seeing as you ditched me on Halloween - my birthday, I might add." She shot him a playful glare and then threw her second dart, hitting the double twenty, "I figured the least you could do was accompany me to a wedding ... Oooon Christmas Day." She threw her third dart, landing on the twenty, just outside of the triple twenty. She walked up to the dart board, grabbing her darts while Hank adjusted her score writing 441 beneath her 501. Tebassian Atlas KnoxOutfit: black jeans, black sleeveless singlet, black boots Notes: *nods* Vlad. xD |
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Dec 12, 2023 22:32:11 GMT
Post by Tebassian Atlas Knox on Dec 12, 2023 22:32:11 GMT
PRIDE CAN STAND A THOUSAND TRIALS the strong will never fall Knox chuckled at the mention of Vlad. She'd never let him forget that one and he was glad, it was linked to a fun memory so he would welcome it. She was doing far better at him with the darts, but he stopped paying attention when she mentioned that their last meeting at Halloween had actually been her birthday, too, and then followed it up with something he would never have expected to hear in a million years. A Christmas wedding? Knox blinked a few times, stunned as he took the darts from Helley. "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait a second." He threw his first dart and it hit the wall, chipping a bit of plaster away and wobbling precariously. Knox cringed. "Oops." He threw the next two darts in quick succession, somehow hitting a treble nine and then the outer bullseye, which was a total fluke. He wasn't concentrating on the darts, though. "First of all, I was coming to find you with a birthday drink and you disappeared so I had to celebrate alone." Knox had not been alone for the rest of his Halloween night out. "And second. Who the hell gets married on Christmas day and why am I your date?" So many questions, so much confusion, not nearly enough beer. |
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Dec 12, 2023 22:32:41 GMT
Post by Wilhelmina A. I. Lestrange on Dec 12, 2023 22:32:41 GMT
close your eyes and fall asleep, pray to god for no bad dreams Helley winced as Knox hit the wall. Was this really the guy she wanted at Izzy's wedding for back up? He couldn't even hit the bloody board right in front on him and yet she wanted him to restrain dickheads if they got to rowdy? Meh, he was still better than most, even with his shitty aim. "First of all, dragon shit to all of that." She smirked. Without a doubt Knox had gotten distracted by some floozy that had seen his display and wasn't as much of a prude as everyone else around the place, and he'd entirely forgotten about getting her a drink, but it hadn't mattered, Helley had had to take Izzy home before she made some mistake called 'Kenny'. "And second, no one said anything about date. I may want you there as potential back up if shitty arseholes get a bit antsy with some muggle guests." It was no secret that there were still elitist arseholes in the magical community and there were certainly going to be some at Izzy's wedding, something that pissed Helley off to no end. "Plus there's free food and booze, hot single chicks, and I'll even throw in a smile." Helley knew she wasn't selling it well. Hank cleared his throat, and Helley fetched the darts from the board, knowing she was going to have to give Knox a hell of a lot more information than just that. Tebassian Atlas KnoxOutfit: black jeans, black sleeveless singlet, black boots Notes: *nods* Vlad. xD |
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Dec 12, 2023 22:33:11 GMT
Post by Tebassian Atlas Knox on Dec 12, 2023 22:33:11 GMT
PRIDE CAN STAND A THOUSAND TRIALS the strong will never fall Knox perched on the back of an empty chair nearby while he waited for Helley to get on with the darts. The information she'd given him was shady at best, and as much as he adored her, he would need a lot more than that to agree to be backup in any non-work situation. For all he knew it could be something dodgy that would land him in trouble. "Let me get this straight," he said, folding his arms across his chest. "You want me to spend my Christmas day being the hired muscle at some random wedding, and you're paying me in food, booze, and women?" Ten years ago that would have been something he'd have done without hesitation, but he knew better now. "Who's getting married and why would there be trouble?" he asked. |
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Dec 12, 2023 22:34:04 GMT
Post by Wilhelmina A. I. Lestrange on Dec 12, 2023 22:34:04 GMT
close your eyes and fall asleep, pray to god for no bad dreams "And my radiant smile. You'll love it. I show teeth and everything." Helley smirked and then turned about, throwing her first dart, then her second, then her third, getting her a tidy 180 deducted from her total. "I know. It's shit." She shook her head, turning back to Knox. How Izzy and Tristan had decided on Christmas day as a good idea was beyond Helley, "I doubt anything will happen but it's my girl, Izzy - hot blonde healer." Knox had met her a couple of times by Helley's reckoning when Izzy had brought her by some lunch to make sure she'd eat something. "She's marrying my cousin, matched through the ministry, only I don't exactly come from the most stable lines." Fucking insane would be how Helley would describe it. "And with Izzy having a muggle parent I just wanna be safe rather than sorry. But, you know, if you'd rather it be a date, I'd let you hold my handbag if you wanted." she smirked. Tebassian Atlas KnoxOutfit: black jeans, black sleeveless singlet, black boots Notes: *nods* Vlad. xD |
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Dec 12, 2023 22:34:21 GMT
Post by Tebassian Atlas Knox on Dec 12, 2023 22:34:21 GMT
PRIDE CAN STAND A THOUSAND TRIALS the strong will never fall Helley's smile was gorgeous and she didn't flash it often enough in Knox's opinion. He snapped his teeth at her in response, listening intently as she went on to explain the situation with her best friend. "The one with the legs? She's getting married? Damn." Helley's hot blonde friend had been in the office a few times. Knox hadn't paid any attention to what she was doing because he'd spent the entire time trying not to drool. Another goddess off the market. He needed to get a move on and snag one for himself. He took his turn with the darts, accidentally hitting a bullseye, followed by a double two and a one. "Only the bullseye counts," he mumbled, thinking that he either needed to dedicate a lot of his free time to practicing his dart skills, or never play the game ever again. "Can't say I'm surprised that your family are lolo, but enough to cause trouble with muggles at a wedding?" Knox was grateful that he had a good family, one that wasn't tangled up in the world of the Lestranges and their peers. British wizarding supremacy was a pain in the arse, and he was glad that he got to help keep them all in line every day and call it work. "If I agree to this - and that's a big if - I'll be taking my own handbag to put your knickers in when you throw them at me at the end of the night." |
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Dec 12, 2023 22:34:52 GMT
Post by Wilhelmina A. I. Lestrange on Dec 12, 2023 22:34:52 GMT
close your eyes and fall asleep, pray to god for no bad dreams Helley was starting to wonder if Knox had ever played darts in his life. Hank finally had something to do, though, as he finally deducted five points from Knox, finally getting his game started. "Obviously I hope not, but you and I know better than to expect the best from people." Especially when prejudices were involved. Still, she had to prepare for the worst, and if Knox didn't want to be her back up - something she would completely understand - then she'd find someone else, although she wasn't sure who. "If you agree to come I'll throw a pair at you now." She said with a smirk, walking to the board to get the darts. She could part with a pair if he really wanted them, but Helley was fairly certain this was some form of weird, playful flirting. She wasn't the best at flirting, she was just aggressive with a guy until he either ran off and cried or kissed her and carried her somewhere slightly less public. Tebassian Atlas KnoxOutfit: black jeans, black sleeveless singlet, black boots Notes: *nods* Vlad. xD |
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Dec 12, 2023 22:35:12 GMT
Post by Tebassian Atlas Knox on Dec 12, 2023 22:35:12 GMT
PRIDE CAN STAND A THOUSAND TRIALS the strong will never fall Knox rolled his eyes so hard he got a pain in his head. He did not want Helley's knickers. Yes, she was gorgeous, but she was certifiably crazy and he didn't need that in his life. Not in any kind of romantic way, at least. He was sure she'd be hot as hell in the bedroom, but then he likely wouldn't be able to be the same way around her afterwards, and he liked how they were. He trusted her, had fun with her, and she was his favourite work partner. That could never be jeopardised. But a bit of harmless flirting never hurt anyone. "You'd have to be wearing some for that." He gave her a half smile and shook his head. What was she getting him into? He was happy to risk his neck for work, but in his free time it was different. And on Christmas day? Sure, his family were all in Hawaii and his sister likely wouldn't have a hissy fit if he was gone for a few hours on the day, but it was a big ask. He looked Helley over for a minute. She clearly loved her friend and wanted the day to go smoothly for her, and if Helley thought there might be a chance of a real threat, then he had no reason to not believe her or trust her instincts. "If I have to get up at the arse crack of dawn for this thing, it's a no. Otherwise... count me in." He'd work out the details later. |
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Dec 12, 2023 22:35:27 GMT
Post by Wilhelmina A. I. Lestrange on Dec 12, 2023 22:35:27 GMT
close your eyes and fall asleep, pray to god for no bad dreams Helley gave Knox a smirk, she couldn't imagine anything more uncomfortable than not wearing knickers while in jeans, but she wouldn't spoil his imagery, if he wanted to imagine she wasn't wearing any knickers the he could go for it. "It's an evening affair, something about it being romantic under the stars or something." Helley had no idea what was so romantic about giant, burning balls of gas but Izzy liked them and if she wanted to get married under a billion cosmic farts, then so be it. "And I promise I won't get upset if you ditch me for some hottie again." Izzy had way too many friends and the majority of them were sexy as fuck, leggy women with grace and clean mouth. Knox would have no problem scoring at the Belrose-Rowle wedding. Tebassian Atlas KnoxOutfit: black jeans, black sleeveless singlet, black boots Notes: *nods* Vlad. xD |
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Dec 12, 2023 22:35:53 GMT
Post by Tebassian Atlas Knox on Dec 12, 2023 22:35:53 GMT
PRIDE CAN STAND A THOUSAND TRIALS the strong will never fall Christmas evening. That worked out a lot better for him. Knox could spend the day with his sister, have Christmas dinner, and then hot foot it to this wedding to play bodyguard for the night. "I did not ditch you. You ditched me." He would never back down on that point. He had spent a good amount of time on Halloween looking around a castle for Helley with her drink in his hand. It wasn't his fault the place was so huge and he was thirsty and bored. "Vlad was devastated." He took his turn with the darts, scoring a measly eighty points after throwing all three. "This game is awful, by the way. Whoever invented is a ridiculous human being." |
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Dec 12, 2023 22:36:26 GMT
Post by Wilhelmina A. I. Lestrange on Dec 12, 2023 22:36:26 GMT
close your eyes and fall asleep, pray to god for no bad dreams "Ya ditched me." Helley was never going to let that go. "And because of that, poor Vlad has had to suffer." Not that she would have done anything with Vlad, as valiant as he had looked, Helley was adamant about her work rule. Her life was messy and complicated enough without making it worse at work. Helley retrieved the darts, ready to get the game over with, "Awful game. Pure luck. No skill involved at all." She smirked throwing two darts and then landing her third on a double 17, getting her the perfect score to reach 0 and win. "Let me buy you a commiseration drink and you can fill me in on how you're messing up my cases at work." Technically he now owed her two drinks, one from Halloween and one from losing the match, but he was doing her a much bigger favour so she'd get in as many rounds as he wanted. Tebassian Atlas KnoxOutfit: black jeans, black sleeveless singlet, black boots Notes: *nods* Vlad. xD |
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